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The QC, Vol. 85, No. 16 • Feburary 25, 1999

1999_02_25_001

WHITTIER
February 25,1999
ampus
C O L L E G,E
■ Banding
Together
Quirky and
maybe even
hippy, Brothers
Balad'i wil! not
fail to intrigue.
SPORTS
■ Split
Decision
Women's
basketball
proves that you
win some and
lose some.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
O PI NION TOPIC
Pledges And Allegiance?
Students and Administration
debate pledging practices and the
benefits or cons of pledging your
siblinghood to a society.
CAMP U,S
■ College of
Fear
Mike Davis and
George Sanchez
teach the students
of L.A. about it's
checkered history.
Student Escapes Armed Robbery Resicom Discovers
Charging Error
Error to Result in Increased Billing
m CRIME
by Liz Valsamis
QC News Editor
A male student was reportedly held up at gunpoint in an attempted robbery on the night of
Friday, Feb. 19 by an unidentified male. The incident occurred
near midnight at the intersection
of Canyon Crest Rd. and the fire
road behind Campus that connects to Turnbull Canyon Rd.,
according to Chief of Campus
Safety Ed Malone.
The suspect, a 20 to 35-year-
old Caucasian, pointed a 9 mm
semi-automatic handgun at the
student, and asked him for his
money.
The student was about tocom-
"We took our report and we
counseled him to basically
contact the counseling
center, because it's obviously a traumatizing thing to
have a gun or knife pointed
at you."
-Ed Malone,
Chief of Campus Safey
ply when a car pulled onto Turn-
bull Canyon Rd. distracting the
suspect, and allowing the student
to break away and make it back to
campus safely.
The student confided in some
friends, but did not report the
incident to either Campus Safety
or the Whittier Police Department (W.P.D.) until the following Monday, Feb. 22. The student went to Campus Safety for
(an reason service), and was able
to talk the incident over with Chief
Malone.
"He asked me if I had a few
minutes," Malone said. "He told
me what happened and I then
encouraged him to file a police
report. He agreed and we called
the Whittier Police. They arrived
at 3:00 p.m. and took a statement
and a report was filed.
"We took our report and we
counseled him to basically contact the Counseling Center, because it is obviously a traumatiz- *:"
ing thing to have a gun or knife
pointed at you," Chief Malone
added.
PHONE SERVICE Coast
"So
by Sonia Podvin
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Professor Provokes Student to Question Poster Policy
■ POLICY
by Gloria Blair
QC Ad Manager
The policy behind the posting
and removing of tlyers, sparked
an altercation between senior
Daniel YBarra and Professor of
History Robert Marks in Hoover
Hail on Friday, Jan. 29.
YBarra became concerned
that Maftcs was removing tlyers
approved by the Office of Student
Activities. Marks, however, was
concerned that off-campus individuals were posting unauthorized
tlyers in unauthorized areas. YBarra later took the matter to College administration and was dissatisfied with their response, he
said.
At the time of the incident,
YBarra was unaware of the publicity policy in the Student Handbook, page 134: "Banners may be
placed on the rails on the campus
side of the Campus Inn and surrounding the Hoover Lecture Hall
patio," and of the college policy
which dictates that faculty and
staff members of a particular building can remove tlyers from unapproved areas.
Marks removed tlyers he believed to be placed by off-campus
persons, and not those placed by
members of the college community: "Basically, flyers put up by
students and student organizations
are an indicator of an intellectually alive community." he said.
After the incident, YBarra
sought the assistance of Dean of
Students Susan Allen and Interim
Provost Dean of Academic Affairs David Muller. YBarra is concerned about the treatment of students when they make formal complaints against faculty members.
Though YBarra has since discussed and resolved the incident
with Marks, he remains concerned
about the advice he received from
Allen on how to proceed with his
complaint.
YBarra feels that Allen attempted to dissuade him from filing a complaint by emphasizing
that a particular faculty member's
former title, and thus status, within the college community. "How
do I handle this? Her response to
me was he used to be Dean of
Faculty," YBarra said.
YBarra is further concerned
that Allen suggested he address
his concerns in writing to Muller,
and did not advise him to send a
copy to the faculty member involved. Allen did not respond by
the time of publication.
In dealing with Muller, Ybarra states that Muller dismissed the
incident and advised him not to
DanYBarra.
"escalate" the situation. Instead,
Muller advised YBarra to talk with
the faculty member.
However, YBarra stated, "The
way I look at this event is from
this perspective: if I am walking
down the street and someone
breaches my space, even hits me,
and I go to the police, which I
think is the proper authority, are
they going to tell me to talk to that
person." YBarra is further concerned that Mul ler did not respond
to his letter which is dated Thursday, Feb. 4 until Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Muller stated that YBarra's
concerns were dealt with in a timely manner. YBarra was not scheduled until Tuesday, Feb. 16 because Muller had to investigate
the incident. He also assured that
after meeting with YBarra, his
written response to the student's
concerns was sent out the same
day. One suggestion that Muller
made lo Ybarra. included personally mediating a discussion between YBarra and Marks in his
office. He believes that as a college community, students, faculty and administration should discuss problems and find solutions
together.
Muller stated that all students
must be made aware that if they
have any concerns regarding
school policy or personal concerns, the students should be able
to approach any staff member,
administrator or faculty member.
"I can't think of any incident where
this office or Susan Allen's office, or anyone, has said 'I don't
know where you can go with
that'," Muller said. "Come to me
first. I may say, depending on the
situation, to talk to another department first. But, I will point
you in the right direction."
Though YBarra remains concerned over the seemingly inconsistent manner in which the publicity policy is handled by faculty
and staff at the college, he is more
concerned that students may not
be taken seriously by administration. .
"I see a lot of brilliant people
on campus who are very active
and try to initiate change—this
goes for groups formed to look at
issues such as naming rapists on
"I see a lot of brilliant
people on campus who are
very active and try to
initiate change—this goes to
groups formed to look at
issues...but each group that
has attempted to organize
has been shut down. "
-Dan YBarra, senior
campus or free speech, but [also
for] each group that has attempted
to organize and has been shut
down," he said.
news
you can use
■ FINANCIAL AID
The deadline to submit Fi-
■.',. TO ' .■■■■■■■ .TO . .
• TOOTOTO.'OOTOV'TOTO-TOTO.TOr
...'TO to.
Aid Renewal Request Form
must be submitted to the Office of Student Financing and
FAFSA applications and renewals must be mailed to the
Federal Processor. For more
information, contact the Office of Student Financing at
Ext. 4285.
ISSUE 16 • VOLUME 85

WHITTIER
February 25,1999
ampus
C O L L E G,E
■ Banding
Together
Quirky and
maybe even
hippy, Brothers
Balad'i wil! not
fail to intrigue.
SPORTS
■ Split
Decision
Women's
basketball
proves that you
win some and
lose some.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
O PI NION TOPIC
Pledges And Allegiance?
Students and Administration
debate pledging practices and the
benefits or cons of pledging your
siblinghood to a society.
CAMP U,S
■ College of
Fear
Mike Davis and
George Sanchez
teach the students
of L.A. about it's
checkered history.
Student Escapes Armed Robbery Resicom Discovers
Charging Error
Error to Result in Increased Billing
m CRIME
by Liz Valsamis
QC News Editor
A male student was reportedly held up at gunpoint in an attempted robbery on the night of
Friday, Feb. 19 by an unidentified male. The incident occurred
near midnight at the intersection
of Canyon Crest Rd. and the fire
road behind Campus that connects to Turnbull Canyon Rd.,
according to Chief of Campus
Safety Ed Malone.
The suspect, a 20 to 35-year-
old Caucasian, pointed a 9 mm
semi-automatic handgun at the
student, and asked him for his
money.
The student was about tocom-
"We took our report and we
counseled him to basically
contact the counseling
center, because it's obviously a traumatizing thing to
have a gun or knife pointed
at you."
-Ed Malone,
Chief of Campus Safey
ply when a car pulled onto Turn-
bull Canyon Rd. distracting the
suspect, and allowing the student
to break away and make it back to
campus safely.
The student confided in some
friends, but did not report the
incident to either Campus Safety
or the Whittier Police Department (W.P.D.) until the following Monday, Feb. 22. The student went to Campus Safety for
(an reason service), and was able
to talk the incident over with Chief
Malone.
"He asked me if I had a few
minutes," Malone said. "He told
me what happened and I then
encouraged him to file a police
report. He agreed and we called
the Whittier Police. They arrived
at 3:00 p.m. and took a statement
and a report was filed.
"We took our report and we
counseled him to basically contact the Counseling Center, because it is obviously a traumatiz- *:"
ing thing to have a gun or knife
pointed at you," Chief Malone
added.
PHONE SERVICE Coast
"So
by Sonia Podvin
,„„ ■..■■.: ■■ . „,,.. /.w. .■—^■~. .-..,.v.. -.,..-.■ ...■.•™-v,.i—-..•,-.".v..,-. -v. -V...•■■■-- ■..■.■,"W,v...V.v|-L WWJUU. WMWWWUM^W.'tmWC^^
Professor Provokes Student to Question Poster Policy
■ POLICY
by Gloria Blair
QC Ad Manager
The policy behind the posting
and removing of tlyers, sparked
an altercation between senior
Daniel YBarra and Professor of
History Robert Marks in Hoover
Hail on Friday, Jan. 29.
YBarra became concerned
that Maftcs was removing tlyers
approved by the Office of Student
Activities. Marks, however, was
concerned that off-campus individuals were posting unauthorized
tlyers in unauthorized areas. YBarra later took the matter to College administration and was dissatisfied with their response, he
said.
At the time of the incident,
YBarra was unaware of the publicity policy in the Student Handbook, page 134: "Banners may be
placed on the rails on the campus
side of the Campus Inn and surrounding the Hoover Lecture Hall
patio," and of the college policy
which dictates that faculty and
staff members of a particular building can remove tlyers from unapproved areas.
Marks removed tlyers he believed to be placed by off-campus
persons, and not those placed by
members of the college community: "Basically, flyers put up by
students and student organizations
are an indicator of an intellectually alive community." he said.
After the incident, YBarra
sought the assistance of Dean of
Students Susan Allen and Interim
Provost Dean of Academic Affairs David Muller. YBarra is concerned about the treatment of students when they make formal complaints against faculty members.
Though YBarra has since discussed and resolved the incident
with Marks, he remains concerned
about the advice he received from
Allen on how to proceed with his
complaint.
YBarra feels that Allen attempted to dissuade him from filing a complaint by emphasizing
that a particular faculty member's
former title, and thus status, within the college community. "How
do I handle this? Her response to
me was he used to be Dean of
Faculty," YBarra said.
YBarra is further concerned
that Allen suggested he address
his concerns in writing to Muller,
and did not advise him to send a
copy to the faculty member involved. Allen did not respond by
the time of publication.
In dealing with Muller, Ybarra states that Muller dismissed the
incident and advised him not to
DanYBarra.
"escalate" the situation. Instead,
Muller advised YBarra to talk with
the faculty member.
However, YBarra stated, "The
way I look at this event is from
this perspective: if I am walking
down the street and someone
breaches my space, even hits me,
and I go to the police, which I
think is the proper authority, are
they going to tell me to talk to that
person." YBarra is further concerned that Mul ler did not respond
to his letter which is dated Thursday, Feb. 4 until Tuesday, Feb. 16.
Muller stated that YBarra's
concerns were dealt with in a timely manner. YBarra was not scheduled until Tuesday, Feb. 16 because Muller had to investigate
the incident. He also assured that
after meeting with YBarra, his
written response to the student's
concerns was sent out the same
day. One suggestion that Muller
made lo Ybarra. included personally mediating a discussion between YBarra and Marks in his
office. He believes that as a college community, students, faculty and administration should discuss problems and find solutions
together.
Muller stated that all students
must be made aware that if they
have any concerns regarding
school policy or personal concerns, the students should be able
to approach any staff member,
administrator or faculty member.
"I can't think of any incident where
this office or Susan Allen's office, or anyone, has said 'I don't
know where you can go with
that'," Muller said. "Come to me
first. I may say, depending on the
situation, to talk to another department first. But, I will point
you in the right direction."
Though YBarra remains concerned over the seemingly inconsistent manner in which the publicity policy is handled by faculty
and staff at the college, he is more
concerned that students may not
be taken seriously by administration. .
"I see a lot of brilliant people
on campus who are very active
and try to initiate change—this
goes for groups formed to look at
issues such as naming rapists on
"I see a lot of brilliant
people on campus who are
very active and try to
initiate change—this goes to
groups formed to look at
issues...but each group that
has attempted to organize
has been shut down. "
-Dan YBarra, senior
campus or free speech, but [also
for] each group that has attempted
to organize and has been shut
down," he said.
news
you can use
■ FINANCIAL AID
The deadline to submit Fi-
■.',. TO ' .■■■■■■■ .TO . .
• TOOTOTO.'OOTOV'TOTO-TOTO.TOr
...'TO to.
Aid Renewal Request Form
must be submitted to the Office of Student Financing and
FAFSA applications and renewals must be mailed to the
Federal Processor. For more
information, contact the Office of Student Financing at
Ext. 4285.
ISSUE 16 • VOLUME 85